Patents by Inventor Edgar A Cotte

Edgar A Cotte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Additives for improving thermal conversion of heavy crude oil
    Patent number: 7067053
    Abstract: A process for upgrading a heavy crude oil includes the steps of providing a heavy crude oil; and exposing the heavy crude oil to residue conversion conditions in the presence of a free radical generator and a hydrogen donor, whereby the free radical generator enhances reactions to form distillates, and the hydrogen donor inhibits reactions to form coke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: Edgar A Cotte, Ivan C. Machin
  • Additives for improving thermal conversion of heavy crude oil
    Publication number: 20040031726
    Abstract: A process for upgrading a heavy crude oil includes the steps of providing a heavy crude oil; and exposing the heavy crude oil to residue conversion conditions in the presence of a free radical generator and a hydrogen donor, whereby the free radical generator enhances reactions to form distillates, and the hydrogen donor inhibits reactions to form coke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Edgar A. Cotte, Ivan C. Machin